well thats it i spend £2000 on this 2 months ago and its starting to look like this already

taken it to my local apple store and they have said that part isnt under the warranty so cant do anything about it, then went on trying to blame it on having long finger nails which i havent as i bite them lol

well thats it i spend £2000 on this 2 months ago and its starting to look like this already

taken it to my local apple store and they have said that part isnt under the warranty so cant do anything about it, then went on trying to blame it on having long finger nails which i havent as i bite them lol

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How do you press the button? Anyways, Call AppleCare, we paid so much money on these machines, we deserve to have things right.

Does that specific part (the latch button) have the same or different finishes on the iBook and PB and MBP? I want to say that from the ones I've seen, they're all the same. I know that on my 3-year-old iBook, there is no cosmetic damage to that button as of yet. So I want to toss in a "not normal" vote.

It looks like that area is damaged. I see some small gaps on the right side compared to the left side.

If it is not damaged, it would be just wear and tear. The latch button is a little bit raised from the surface and it is possible the button has gone through wear and tear as the notebook is put in the bag and out of the bag and etc.

I post this reply just to tell you that my button has been replaced by Apple.

As I had dead pixels on my screen, I requested to have it replaced. At the same time, I requested the replacement of my button.

For this, they had to replace the complete bottom case (not only the button). The service center didn't directly agree as it was considered as cosmetic but they called Apple and they agreed to replace it.

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